Daily Republican., 1887-04-12
FOURTH EDITION


on the - OS train, and in charge Of j.
Payke ?ostles.
They were given hearing ~ 2 o'clock
before the House. Mr.. Postles opened
In q speech In which he again set forth
the position of the citizens. He denied
any personal interest in the matter on
the part Of any of the cit.zens, that 1t
was not the effort to set up any faction,
or to aid any set OF men, or to advance
any ones interests. He would not
dignity with q reply the attsck made by
q certain person ct the entertainment
furnished by the members OF City
Council to the Legislature.
II there were any m6m bers VINO
thought the streets Of Wilmington were
In q good cono itiop, after riding over
them on Friday last, all be had to cay
was that his opinion and theiI8 dif'
fered. He was not attacking the me m
bers, and not imputiug dishonesty
to any one. but 1t was the system that
was objected to. The 81 stem was wrong,
and Wilmington has outgrown itself.
mington, like all other towns and
boroughs 10 the State, when they first
organized, was organized like these
places Wilmington has outgrown
this, and IL row large city. This
bi Il is in keeping with what has been
tried and worked successfully In oil
large cities.
Mr.. Allen Speakmau spoke next and
also said Wilmington had outsrown
our present system.
DR.. L. p. Bush dwelt upon the sewei
age system, and also the miserable
streets that he has been compelled to
drive upon for fifty years, and they
were never so bad as they are at pres.
ent, The bill Was called up in the
afternoon BY Mr.. Ware, who read long
speech in favor Of tho bill. He said
he had not taken this step without
m 1ch thought, II placed him in an
tslonism 10 some OF his best friends In
the city, but conscientious regard for
his oath to perform his duty with
fidelity made him feel thet he would be
false and reoreant to his trust II he did
not support by both voice and vote q
m sasure demanded by such an over
whelming majority of the people Of
Wilmington. The Taxpayers have
come hare, In person and by petition,
and declared that the old sys.em has
been found Insult cient for present need
aud must be improved. They have
shown that year after year Council has
been running the city into debt, and
session after session the Legislature has
been compelled to add thousands to the
debt under which we struggle, Ifthis Is
to DO contin usd certain bankruptcy mus,
eventually come.
1t Ia not q sufficient obj lection to say
that this measure lie undemocratio and
that 1t takes the control of the streets
Snd sewers out of the hands of the
people. 1t does no such thing. Ii
simply takes them out OF the hands OF
oue portion OF the people and places
I. em In the hands OF another. This Ii
not unpi ecedented. l q 1872 the Lsgis.
lature took the construction Of Geo
| Spring Reservoir cut of Council and
| placed 1t in tho hands Of three leading
| citizons. In 1888 1T transferred the
control of tie water department from a
Republican Council TO the presen
hands, and the result IL we'll known
Before that time the water works were
4 source Of expense; now they are (
source of considerable revenue. Car
| wa hesitate in favor OF trying thi
| asked for measure for the next tw,
years? IT. certainly cannot be- NOR.
than the kindeat feelings for the mem
bers OF Council, and not one of uukind
ness. Mr.. Ware continued at length
and declared how he would vote.
Mr.. Jones followed in reply. He salt
he was opposed to the bill for ssvera
reasons. The bill was undem ocratic
He had ridden over the streets OF Will
mington and found them in good con
diticD. Wnen the citizens ca'ue do >
here they charged bad management
Now they gay 1t is the system. Mr.
Jones speeGh was convincing IN it
m3lne!, AUD he atvaroed many strong
arguments against the bill.
DR.. Chan Her followed 1, q shoI
speech
Nj. Muiligau paid ha would vo' 70 70
the b. io- the reason thot hs though
the peop,e OF w .rlin2' on aanter II.
Mr.. Smalley sad de bad ridden owe
; the streets and hAd not found them a
baI ~ il had been represented 10 hin
THAI the " stein OF commi s5.ou was nc
tEe proper one, 0nd La old not see tia
| the citl2euJ hHd maintained their paI
OF the case.
1 The whole snhiect on the molten
Mr. MadiA waa postponed uutil I
morrow at IL o'clock. Mr.. Mccoy su
eeeGoi to-day in having his bill passt
requiring married men TO suppo-t the
wives aud children. Mr.. Mccoy works
+ hard ior MIA bill, ana suct eeded in TT
ming it through the House without
disssntin vote. This gentleman n
p msde q valuable legislator, and VIII
he undertakes anything 1t general
goes through with D rush.
The Senate passed tie Militia bill
/ day, ard the soldiers are assured OF
eucaGpUeut. The success Of tins i
IA due 10 srea5 nsasuTe to tho eiio
T. of Senator McWnorter and Adult
, General Kenny. DIR. Lewis was also
l, warm friend OF the measute.
The Ssuato passed the Ha-ringt
Prevention OF Cruelty to Children 4
g this afternoon. The act is quile ext
sive in iIs provisions, and provit
among other things that children eli
,s not be employed under the age CT
years; makes seductit of childr
q under the age OF Is 4 crime. The q,
ate, decided ny 5 10 8. 10 not 10 inc
10 porate the Peninsula Fruit Exchau
Or an intended rival to the Delaware FIR
b Exchange. The bill is intended, 1t
n alleged by its opponents, merely "a
- affair gotten up by come jealous OBJ
b nents OF the old exchange, and wol
ne work to lis iHiury and to the injury
the fruit growers in general.
To day was the last day for the ibt
duction OF new bUsipe ss, and some 70
new bills were given notice OF in
House aud about fifteen in tue Semi
- the members ere very anxious to lea
and will make an earnest effort TO
away next week. Indeed, 1t will no
The fault OF the Senate IL an adjou
ment is not reached this week.
Mr.. Ware has u bill on hand to div
~ Wilmington into twelve wards.
l.. new ward is composed of q portion
Sllverbrook and e portion OF the pre-,
. Tenth ward. 1t vacates the otiic
lR Owen j. HesBion in the Tenth ward
me makes him member of the TIVE